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April/May 2011 Lite Challenge Entry - Fort Bastion

Finally got some time and needed to redeem myself from the last couple challenges and poor time management. I present to you Fort Bastion.

High above the peaks of the Graywale Mountains sits Fort Bastion home to the Order of the Crescent Moon. Known to only a few is the charge they have in protecting the people from the undead hordes emanating from the Vale of the Cursed in which the fort and it's walls encapsulate. The Order is looking for a way to permanently close the rift to the Shadowfell located in the center of the valley and end the nightmare of it's influence.